Four hours of work today, all devoted to the stringers. The design calls for stringers which are beveled lengthwise according to the hull section geometry. Such bevels are well described in the plans, but we had to make good use of some trigonometry (the tangent comes of help here!) and some "tests" to cut them right, using the trustworthy circular saw. By the way, we discovered that the tilt angle gauge on the saw is not very reliable... This has been a noisy working session!
Here's the setup: on the left is the plank being split in two lengthwise, on the right is a plank whose only task is to keep the saw base stable.
And 60 meters (200 feet) after, here are the 12 small stringer sections (along with the beer to celebrate the milestone):
We still have to make the larger stringers for the main hull keel which calls for thicker lumber. Here we are at the end of the (heavy) scarfing work with the electric plane:
Total work time to date: 38 hours
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